Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic and related industries. It operates through the following segments: Silicon Systems Group, Applied Global Services, Display, and Energy and Environmental Solutions. The Silicon Systems Group segment develops, manufactures and sells manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips, also referred to as integrated circuits. The Applied Global Services segment segment encompasses services, products and integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity. The display segment provides manufacturing liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diodes, and other display technologies for televisions, personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, and other consumer-oriented devices. The Energy and Environmental Solutions segment includes systems for manufacturing wafer-based crystalline silicon (c-Si) cells and modules. These systems are designed to increase the conversion efficiency and yields of solar PV devices in order to help reduce the cost per watt of solar generated electricity. The company was founded on November 10, 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. More »